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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim 09/30/2024
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim. Case: Lewis v. Columbia ...Read More
 
 

Comp Attorney James Keefe Sr. Dies at 68 09/30/2024
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
Long-tenured Illinois workers’ compensation attorney James K. Keefe Sr. died at the age of 68. ...Read More
 
 

Court: Board Employee's Termination Justified 09/30/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld an arbitrator’s determination that a Workers' Compensation Board employee was properly terminated for misconduct. ...Read More
 
 

Senate Committee Passes Bill to Increase Provider Options for Federal Workers 09/30/2024
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee passed a bill that would authorize physician assistants and nurse practitioners to treat injured federal workers. ...Read More
 
 

NCCI Proposes Rate Cuts for 2025 09/30/2024
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended an average 6.1% cut in voluntary loss costs for Connecticut in 2025. NCCI also propo...Read More
 
 

WCIRB Promotes Tony Milano to EVP, Chief Actuary 09/27/2024
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Thursday announced the promotion of Tony Milano to executive vice president and chief actuary. ...Read More
 
 

Widow Can't Seek Remedy From Husband's Co-Worker, Tavern Operator 09/27/2024
State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that a widow could not pursue a civil suit against her late husband’s co-worker for throwing a punch that led to his death, nor could she sue the tavern proprietor who had furnished both men with alcohol. ...Read More
 
 

Widow of Worker With Leukemia Gets Award of Death Benefits 09/27/2024
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker suffering from chronic myelomonocytic leukemia before contracting COVID-19 and dying. ...Read More
 
 

Railway Worker Fails to Prove Ear Injury, Hearing Loss 09/27/2024
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a railway worker’s claim of injury to his ear and hearing loss. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Court Remands Worker's PTD Claim for Fourth Time 09/27/2024
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Kentucky Court of Appeals remanded a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits to an administrative law judge for the fourth time because of deficiencies in the causation analysis. ...Read More
 
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